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Traffic lights on the south side of the 13th Avenue and Illinois Street intersection will not be replaced for as many as eight months. The light pole was hit by a truck in August and since then has had flashing yield lights for east- and westbound traffic, and stop signs for north- and southbound traffic. A new light pole has been ordered, Ed Sadler, city manager, said, but its arrival will be delayed. "These are not something they keep in stock," he said. The city was contacted by the...
Brian Fort was laid off from Cabela's in April, but soon found a new position as senior director of sales for Counter Assault, a Kalispell, Montana based company. "We handle anything from bear spray to law enforcement spray to personal protection spray for the customer," Fort said. "We sell to buying groups and retailers, independents, sporting goods. We're in a lot of different retailers." When not on the road, Fort works from home and his downtown office on the 1000 block of Illinois Street. F...
Sidney City Council Tuesday approved a budget summary for 2017-18. The budget is a balanced one, Ed Sadler, city manager, reported to the council in his presentation. “It’s spending the revenue that we’ve got,” he said. “It’s not spending any more than what we’re taking in this year, which is a good thing, because that has not been the case for the last couple of years.” Expenses totaling $31,638,848 for the year were projected. “This is a much more concise budget,” Sadler explained. “This is...
Kathryn M. Merscheim, age 90 of Ft. Pierre, SD and former Potter, NE resident passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017 in Pierre. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, September 23rd in the Prairie West Church in Potter with Pastor Betsy Galloway-Carew officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Potter Cemetery. Cremation has been held. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel to sign Kathryn’s register book and drop off condolences on Friday, September 22nd from 1-7:00 P.M. with family present from 5-7:00. In lieu of f...
Mabel C. Hoffman, age 88 of Sidney, NE passed away at her home, Friday, September 8, 2017. Cremation has taken place. Private family services will be held at a later date. No formal services are planned at this time. Memorial contributions may be made in Mabel’s name to the donor’s choice. You may view Mabel’s Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and stories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Mabel’s care and funeral arrangements. Mabel was born on April 8, 1929 to Joseph and Elsie...
Zenta Bekmanis, age 93 of Sidney, NE passed away at the Sidney Care and Rehabilitation Center, Sunday, September 10, 2017. Cremation has been held. No local services are planned at this time. Graveside inurnment will be in the Highline Gardens at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, CO. Memorial contributions may be made in Zenta’s name to the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church, 10705 W. Virginia Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80226. There will be no visitation or book signing. Friends may drop off condolences at the funeral home. You may view Zenta’s Boo...
Secondary teachers teach to educate young people, at the simplest definition. However, sometimes teachers need a boost in their teaching approach. That boost is even more important when meeting with a teacher of a different language and culture. Dallas Dunn, a junior at Sidney High School, recently took part in a program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln designed to help teachers better teach students. In this case, one way to improve teaching is to partner a student with a teacher so both...
In 2013, Tanner Wintholz closed his high school athletic career at Sidney High School and accepted the challenges of football and academics at Chadron State College. He graduated from Sidney High School as a 6'2" 215-lb defensive lineman. As a senior at Chadron, he is bulked up to 295 lbs. At Sidney High School, he was an all-state lineman for the Red Raiders. He was also an all-state wrestler, placing third in the 195-lb class. In his first year at Chadron, 2014, he appeared in every game with...
The Sidney Raiders swept the tri volleyball tournament held in Sidney Tuesday, Sept. 12, defeating Chadron and Bridgeport High Schools. The Red Raiders went three games to defeat Chadron: 21-25, 25-22, and 25-17. As a team, the Raiders had 37 kills with 120 attempts averaging 12.3 kills per set. Junior Payton Jung had a kill percent of 36.6, followed closely by senior Julia Evertson 36.4 percent, senior Natalie Radcliffe with 33.3 percent and sophomore Mattie Johnson with 32.4 percent. Serving...
